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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 62. <br></br> Medical decisions at the reconsideration level, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">     107,830</td>
<td class="r data">       8,919</td>
<td class="r data">     8.3</td>
<td class="r data">      43,346</td>
<td class="r data">       4,079</td>
<td class="r data">     9.4</td>
<td class="r data">      64,484</td>
<td class="r data">       4,840</td>
<td class="r data">     7.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">     126,499</td>
<td class="r data">       9,594</td>
<td class="r data">     7.6</td>
<td class="r data">      51,907</td>
<td class="r data">       4,483</td>
<td class="r data">     8.6</td>
<td class="r data">      74,592</td>
<td class="r data">       5,111</td>
<td class="r data">     6.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">     137,124</td>
<td class="r data">       8,742</td>
<td class="r data">     6.4</td>
<td class="r data">      58,102</td>
<td class="r data">       4,248</td>
<td class="r data">     7.3</td>
<td class="r data">      79,022</td>
<td class="r data">       4,494</td>
<td class="r data">     5.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">     136,685</td>
<td class="r data">       8,173</td>
<td class="r data">     6.0</td>
<td class="r data">      58,845</td>
<td class="r data">       4,067</td>
<td class="r data">     6.9</td>
<td class="r data">      77,840</td>
<td class="r data">       4,106</td>
<td class="r data">     5.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">     131,116</td>
<td class="r data">       7,771</td>
<td class="r data">     5.9</td>
<td class="r data">      57,639</td>
<td class="r data">       3,838</td>
<td class="r data">     6.7</td>
<td class="r data">      73,477</td>
<td class="r data">       3,933</td>
<td class="r data">     5.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">     120,874</td>
<td class="r data">       6,601</td>
<td class="r data">     5.5</td>
<td class="r data">      54,805</td>
<td class="r data">       3,353</td>
<td class="r data">     6.1</td>
<td class="r data">      66,069</td>
<td class="r data">       3,248</td>
<td class="r data">     4.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">     109,767</td>
<td class="r data">       6,142</td>
<td class="r data">     5.6</td>
<td class="r data">      52,397</td>
<td class="r data">       3,278</td>
<td class="r data">     6.3</td>
<td class="r data">      57,370</td>
<td class="r data">       2,864</td>
<td class="r data">     5.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      94,692</td>
<td class="r data">       5,898</td>
<td class="r data">     6.2</td>
<td class="r data">      46,297</td>
<td class="r data">       3,174</td>
<td class="r data">     6.9</td>
<td class="r data">      48,395</td>
<td class="r data">       2,724</td>
<td class="r data">     5.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      86,007</td>
<td class="r data">       5,118</td>
<td class="r data">     6.0</td>
<td class="r data">      42,953</td>
<td class="r data">       2,838</td>
<td class="r data">     6.6</td>
<td class="r data">      43,054</td>
<td class="r data">       2,280</td>
<td class="r data">     5.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      63,700</td>
<td class="r data">       3,368</td>
<td class="r data">     5.3</td>
<td class="r data">      32,373</td>
<td class="r data">       1,846</td>
<td class="r data">     5.7</td>
<td class="r data">      31,327</td>
<td class="r data">       1,522</td>
<td class="r data">     4.9</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">     107,249</td>
<td class="r data">       8,861</td>
<td class="r data">     8.3</td>
<td class="r data">      43,018</td>
<td class="r data">       4,046</td>
<td class="r data">     9.4</td>
<td class="r data">      64,231</td>
<td class="r data">       4,815</td>
<td class="r data">     7.5</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">     125,874</td>
<td class="r data">       9,543</td>
<td class="r data">     7.6</td>
<td class="r data">      51,612</td>
<td class="r data">       4,460</td>
<td class="r data">     8.6</td>
<td class="r data">      74,262</td>
<td class="r data">       5,083</td>
<td class="r data">     6.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">     136,524</td>
<td class="r data">       8,691</td>
<td class="r data">     6.4</td>
<td class="r data">      57,845</td>
<td class="r data">       4,213</td>
<td class="r data">     7.3</td>
<td class="r data">      78,679</td>
<td class="r data">       4,478</td>
<td class="r data">     5.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">     136,057</td>
<td class="r data">       8,103</td>
<td class="r data">     6.0</td>
<td class="r data">      58,539</td>
<td class="r data">       4,025</td>
<td class="r data">     6.9</td>
<td class="r data">      77,518</td>
<td class="r data">       4,078</td>
<td class="r data">     5.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">     130,497</td>
<td class="r data">       7,723</td>
<td class="r data">     5.9</td>
<td class="r data">      57,321</td>
<td class="r data">       3,812</td>
<td class="r data">     6.7</td>
<td class="r data">      73,176</td>
<td class="r data">       3,911</td>
<td class="r data">     5.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">     120,272</td>
<td class="r data">       6,547</td>
<td class="r data">     5.4</td>
<td class="r data">      54,511</td>
<td class="r data">       3,316</td>
<td class="r data">     6.1</td>
<td class="r data">      65,761</td>
<td class="r data">       3,231</td>
<td class="r data">     4.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">     109,173</td>
<td class="r data">       6,076</td>
<td class="r data">     5.6</td>
<td class="r data">      52,103</td>
<td class="r data">       3,249</td>
<td class="r data">     6.2</td>
<td class="r data">      57,070</td>
<td class="r data">       2,827</td>
<td class="r data">     5.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      94,199</td>
<td class="r data">       5,866</td>
<td class="r data">     6.2</td>
<td class="r data">      46,056</td>
<td class="r data">       3,158</td>
<td class="r data">     6.9</td>
<td class="r data">      48,143</td>
<td class="r data">       2,708</td>
<td class="r data">     5.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      85,613</td>
<td class="r data">       5,084</td>
<td class="r data">     5.9</td>
<td class="r data">      42,765</td>
<td class="r data">       2,819</td>
<td class="r data">     6.6</td>
<td class="r data">      42,848</td>
<td class="r data">       2,265</td>
<td class="r data">     5.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      63,399</td>
<td class="r data">       3,352</td>
<td class="r data">     5.3</td>
<td class="r data">      32,228</td>
<td class="r data">       1,834</td>
<td class="r data">     5.7</td>
<td class="r data">      31,171</td>
<td class="r data">       1,518</td>
<td class="r data">     4.9</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         290</td>
<td class="r data">          32</td>
<td class="r data">    11.0</td>
<td class="r data">         153</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">     9.2</td>
<td class="r data">         137</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">    13.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         297</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">     8.4</td>
<td class="r data">         134</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">     6.7</td>
<td class="r data">         163</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">     9.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         298</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">     8.7</td>
<td class="r data">         122</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">    10.7</td>
<td class="r data">         176</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">     7.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         342</td>
<td class="r data">          41</td>
<td class="r data">    12.0</td>
<td class="r data">         153</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">    13.7</td>
<td class="r data">         189</td>
<td class="r data">          20</td>
<td class="r data">    10.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         352</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">     7.4</td>
<td class="r data">         183</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">     7.7</td>
<td class="r data">         169</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">     7.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         359</td>
<td class="r data">          33</td>
<td class="r data">     9.2</td>
<td class="r data">         172</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">    12.8</td>
<td class="r data">         187</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">     5.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         347</td>
<td class="r data">          35</td>
<td class="r data">    10.1</td>
<td class="r data">         169</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">     7.7</td>
<td class="r data">         178</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">    12.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         262</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">     6.5</td>
<td class="r data">         133</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">     6.0</td>
<td class="r data">         129</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">     7.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         226</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">     8.0</td>
<td class="r data">         104</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">     8.7</td>
<td class="r data">         122</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">     7.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         146</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">     4.8</td>
<td class="r data">          67</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          79</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         291</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">     8.9</td>
<td class="r data">         175</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">    10.9</td>
<td class="r data">         116</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">     6.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         328</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">     7.9</td>
<td class="r data">         161</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">     8.7</td>
<td class="r data">         167</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">     7.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         302</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">     8.3</td>
<td class="r data">         135</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">    16.3</td>
<td class="r data">         167</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">     1.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         286</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">    10.1</td>
<td class="r data">         153</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">    13.7</td>
<td class="r data">         133</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">     6.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         267</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">     8.2</td>
<td class="r data">         135</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">     8.9</td>
<td class="r data">         132</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">     7.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         243</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">     8.6</td>
<td class="r data">         122</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">    12.3</td>
<td class="r data">         121</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">     5.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         247</td>
<td class="r data">          31</td>
<td class="r data">    12.6</td>
<td class="r data">         125</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">    12.8</td>
<td class="r data">         122</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">    12.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         231</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">     6.5</td>
<td class="r data">         108</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">     7.4</td>
<td class="r data">         123</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">     5.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         168</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">     9.5</td>
<td class="r data">          84</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    11.9</td>
<td class="r data">          84</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">     7.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         155</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">     5.8</td>
<td class="r data">          78</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          77</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through June 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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